An idea began to take shape when I discovered a photo of this unique hand-carved gragger from Poland, circa 1933. The annual Guess Who's...

If you haven't heard the term "gefilte fish play" or "gefilte fish book" yet, don't worry - there's a good r...

It's all about compromise. I'm not crazy about using the votive candles on the Shabbos table, because even though they look beautifu...

We are getting closer to our Purim (the lighter "P word") festivities. Remember that at our house, we strive to entertain you enou...

So I told you to stay tuned for the Shabbos Report and here I am true to my word. Something interesting happened this past Friday night. Dur...

The zebra cake was both beautiful and delicious. The company wasn't half bad either. Stay tuned...

I'm feeling sort of guilty for not cutting you all a slice of cake, so I'm posting table photos instead. It's been a while and t...

OK - there's NO WAY you guys are going to get me to cut in to my pretty cake before Shabbos. So I'm letting you see the process alon...

Sometimes we all need just a little bit of silliness in our lives. It's OK to laugh.

I've written many times that I like to blog about three things that are very important to me - Food, Family and Community. (No, not nece...

When answering sweet and well-meaning "You haven't blogged in a while. Are you okay?" emails begins to take up more time than ...

When choosing melave malka food for large groups, I like to have one "interactive element". I've done fondues - both pizza wit...

All I can say is WOW WOW WOW to itsagift's mother's menorah challah. That is EXQUISITE!!! Thanks for sharing.

Many thanks to Gavi for sending in this photo of his menorah, reflected in his black glass chanukas habayis sign, which hangs directly oppos...